Mark E. Hughes, left, enters guilty pleas for twenty-one charges related to child pornography Friday morning in Fairfield County Common Pleas Court. Hughes, from Sugar Grove, pleaded guilty to all the charges he was indicted on. Seated with Hughes is his attorney Louis Sirkin.

Written by

Francesca Sacco
The Eagle-Gazette Staff

A Sugar Grove man pleaded guilty Friday to 21 charges involving child pornography in the Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas.

Fairfield County Prosecutor Gregg Marx is seeking a 24-year prison sentence for Mark E. Hughes, 57. As a part of a negotiated plea agreement, Marx said 20 of the 24 years would be suspended in lieu of community control.

Hughes pleaded guilty to eight counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, four second-degree felonies and fourth-degree felonies; six counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material or performance, all ...